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| Libyan government announces Tripoli cease-fire deal |
| 2018-09-27 |
| [ARABNEWS] Libya’s internationally recognized government Wednesday announced a new cease-fire deal to end a month of fighting between rival militias south of Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... that has left more than 100 dead. The agreement was signed by representatives of the capital and the town of Tarhuna, southeast of Tripoli, the interior ministry said in a statement. The deal ratified by interior minister Abdessalem Ashour calls for the rivals to implement a UN-brokered accord, signed on September 4, to form a joint security force of police from Tripoli and Tarhuna to patrol the capital’s southern suburbs. The Government of National Accord (GNA), in a statement, welcomed the halt to fighting that already took effect on Tuesday. The festivities which erupted on the capital’s southern outskirts on August 26 have left at least 117 dead and more than 400 injured, according to a fresh casualty toll issued by the GNA. More than 25,000 people have been displaced by the violence. The Libyan capital has been at the center of a battle for influence between gangs ever since dictator Muammar Qadaffy ...a reminder that a single man with an idea can change an entire nation, usually for the worse... was ousted and killed in a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... -backed uprising in 2011. |
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